Chiara Montanari

Engineer, explorer, keynote speaker, Antarctic Mindset Trainer.

Role

Consultant and mindset trainer at Antarctic Mindset. Founder of Complexity Aware; first Italian woman to lead international missions in Antarctica.

Bio

She is an engineer, explorer, and mindset trainer. She was the first Italian woman to lead an expedition to Antarctica. She graduated in Engineering from the University of Pisa with a Master's in Management from the Polytechnic University of Milan. She developed an international career in complexity management, leading   five international missions in different Antarctic bases, representing Italy, France, Belgium.

His management career also spans various corporate sectors: from digital media in the UK to high-tech collaborations between Italy and China, and systems engineering for the CTA astrophysical observatory.

From the intersection of extreme experiences, management, and studies in Complexity Sciences (Center for Complexity, University of Bergamo), the Antarctic Mindset was born, an approach for learning to thrive in uncertainty. The focus is on personal operational effectiveness, teamwork, and managing complex projects: transforming challenges into concrete opportunities, creating teams driven by a sense of purpose, and fostering collaborations between people with diverse skills, generations, and cultures.   As a consultant, since 2016 he has supported organizations by applying the Antarctic Mindset model to corporate strategies.

Author of the book Cronache dai ghiacci (Mondadori), selected by Startupitalia as one of the women who "significantly contribute to Italian innovation," she received the Ambrogino d'Oro from the City of Milan.

TEDx speaker and international keynote speaker, he brings the lessons of extreme experiences to the stage, transforming them into concrete insights and practical tools for thriving in uncertainty .